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Koderma farmer prepares potato ridges in 20 minutes using ridge maker
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News18•21-10-2026, 10:24
Koderma farmer prepares potato ridges in 20 minutes using ridge maker
- •Krishna Verma, a farmer in Koderma, used an agricultural tool called a ridge maker to prepare ridges for potato cultivation on 20 decimals of land in just 20 to 25 minutes.
- •Traditionally, preparing ridges on this land area required two to three people to work for almost a whole day, making this modern equipment a huge saver of time and effort.
- •The ridge maker is priced at around 8,500 rupees in the Koderma market, which Verma purchased after realizing its immense utility in farming.
- •After plowing and using a rotavator, the equipment helped create uniform and well-organized ridges across the field, simplifying the potato planting process.
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Krishna Verma used an agricultural device called a ridge maker to prepare his field for potato cultivation, which significantly saved both time and labor.
With the help of the ridge maker, making uniform ridges on about 20 decimal of land took only 20 to 25 minutes, whereas the traditional manual method took two to three people nearly a whole day.
The price of the ridge maker equipment in the Koderma market is reported to be approximately Rs 8,500.
